The Candy Spooky Theater was founded in 2003 by Jack Spooky (comical horror voice, mischievous vampire doll) and Peggy (shameless electric bass, princess of sexual witch doll), who had previously been together in a band called Dororo. Later that year, they were joined by Zull (sound of fascination guitar, mad anatomist doll), who had met Peggy while they were both working as guest musicians for Art Marju Duchain (under the names Yuzuru and Meila.)
Their first release was the maxi single Pumpkins Scream in the Dead of Night Parade in March 2004, which introduced their weird and wonderful world to an unsuspecting audience.
In February 2005, The Candy Spooky Theater performed at their first Party Monsters Collection, an event sponsored by the band itself that also featured some minor bands. During the course of the year, they held two more Party Monster Collections, each featuring different bands. In September, their second maxi single, Wonderland, was released, followed in October by their third, Murderland.
2006 saw a lot of activity from the band, who teamed up together with Sugar and Calmando Qual for a compilation CD and a live tour. They also performed on various events together with both Visual and Goth bands and in July released another single: The Bedroom. September saw them play their first one-man live, at which they distributed a free DVD containing a PV and some live clips.
In January 2007, the band played their second one-man show, Rockin' Child's Spook One-Man Show Baby!!, where, again, a free DVD was distributed, and in March they published their first European release, the compilation Living Dead Spooky Doll's Family In The Rock 'n Child's Spook Show Baby. One of their songs was also included in the omnibus compilation Darkest Labyrinth. In May they made their International live debut with a three date US tour, after which Zull left the band and was replaced by Kiddy Skeleton.
Following a short break, they published a new single called PRINCE OF DARKNESS and in November returned to the US, where they performed at the Pacific Media Expo in Los Angeles. Two performances in Europe scheduled for December were canceled, but the band didn't give up and in March 2008 they played a number of concerts in Germany, Finland and The Netherlands.
The second half of 2008 was a difficult time for The Candy Spooky Theater. The release of their new album had to be postponed due to band leader Jack Spooky's poor health, and when he had recovered, guitarist Kiddy Skeleton left the band. Fortunately, they soon found a replacement in the shape of kal Bone Jr and in February 2009 they held their official revival concert with SaTaN at Meguro Rockmaykan. On this occasion they also released a two track coupling CD with SaTaN called the haunted house, which was only available at the concert.
March 2009 saw a reunion with Zull, when The Candy Spooky Theater performed at an event sponsored by Zull's new band Silence. In May, they modeled for a photo shoot of the British horror fashion brand "Kreepsville666" and played a one-man live at the Maria Cuore doll museum in Shibuya. This was followed in June by a two-man with emmurre and in August Jack participated in the radio show Mystery Night Tour. In the same month, The Candy Spooky Theater performed with various other bands such as Art Cube, uBuGoe, emmuree, Deflina Ma'riage and JET PEPPER TOWER Tower at the two day zombie event TOKYO DANCE MACABRE'S DEAD OF NIGHT PARADE. They followed this with their PUMPKINS SCREAM IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT PARADE 2009 tour, which took them to Osaka ad Nagoya, finally ending with a three-man with Art Cube and SaTaN in Tokyo.
In October 2010 the band finally released its first full-length album, SCARY WONDERLAND and resumed its live activities, which had slowed recently. At the end of the month, The Candy Spooky Theater hosted a two-day Halloween party at Meguro Rockmaykan, where they distributed a live-only CD with a special version of their song TRICK or TREAT. In December they played at the two-day White Ribbon doll exhibition at the Maria Cuore doll museum, for which they recorded the limited CD WHITE NIGHTMARE, which contained new versions of their songs ALICE and Nemureru mori no hanayome -SLEEPING BRIDE-. They also performed at a Christmas party at Meguro Rockmaykan.
On 2nd February 2011 the band celebrated their eight year anniversary with their MONSTERS SHOWCASE [FRANKENSTEIN] at Shibuya Chelsea Hotel. Special Guests at this event were Calmando Qual, Közi and highfashionparalyze. More live performances followed and in June they participated together with Calmando Qual and L'eprica at the four man event GATE OF CHAOS ~Four Dark Nights~, which was hosted by emmurre. Here they sold the limited photo book "PUPPET SHOW" they had produced in collaboration with photo designer NORI which was only available at this event. In July they embarked on a three city national tour together with SUICIDE ALI and XodiacK, amongst others, followed by a brief tour of North East Japan in early October called ~Before the Halloween tour 2011~.
On October 22nd they played a Halloween one man at the Maria Cuore doll museum and at the end of the month they were planning to perform together with Közi, VELVET EDEN, GPK and DJ Chihiro at Tokyo Dark Castle in Moscow, Russia, but due to organisational problems the event was postponed to May 2012. Tokyo Dark Castle was instead held with the same lineup on 19 November at Shinjuku Marz. The final SPOOKYWONDERLAND SHOW 2011, which saw the band play alongside a number of musical guests, took place on Christmas eve at Meguro Rock May Kan.
Their first "SPOOKYTALE" 2012 will take place in March at the two day birthday event of Calmando Qual's vocalist Hibiki and May will see The Candy Spooky Theater accompany fellow dark rockers emmuree on their national tour.
The concept of The Candy Spooky Theater expresses "a horror world like an overturned toy box." This blend of the macabre and playful is reflected in both their dark, whimsical music, which contains elements of deathrock and children's nursery rhymes, and their bizarre styling.
The members refer to themselves as "Living Dead Spooky Dolls" and their stage shows are elaborately staged events that feature pumpkin heads and other Halloween paraphernalia, whips, straight jackets, a sparking electric chair, an MCing puppet called Tsutomu (which has even released a message CD) and and electric upright bass called Linda-chan.
